Summary
Nearly $50 million in Boone County and Columbia road projects is part of the local wish list for a share of the $825 billion economic stimulus plan that Congress could present to President Barack Obama by mid-February.
Boone County commissioners Skip Elkin and Karen Miller yesterday met with representatives of U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill's Columbia office to discuss "shovel-ready" projects that could get started rather quickly with an infusion of federal money. Cindy Hall, regional director of McCaskill's office, said job creation would be a primary consideration for acceptable projects.See the full content of this document
Extract
County Angles for Slice of Stimulus Pie
Miller, the Southern District commissioner, said the county already has a handful of projects that are "pre-engineered," meaning the design work and e...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
